KUALA LUMPUR: Prominent lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah’s trial on his money-laundering and tax evasion charges has been postponed again. The charges are in connection to a RM9.5 million payment he purportedly received from former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. The trial, which was initially set to commence in March, was vacated to make way for Najib’s ongoing corruption trials involving funds from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and its subsidiary, SRC International Sdn Bhd. Shafee is the lead counsel for both of Najib’s trials. For the money-laundering charges, Shafee is alleged to have received proceeds of unlawful activities via two cheques belonging to Najib totalling RM4.3 million and RM5.2 million, on Sept 13, 2013 and Feb 17, 2014 respectively.

Source: New Strait Times March 02, 2020 03:44 UTC